CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Ted’s lab, rebuilt with room for contents of vessels... (11)

9. ...folded – claim against

him! (7)

10. Doctor admitting large ring’s pleasing on the ear (7)

11. Contest doesn’t end as

expected (3)

12. Minister’s home, taking

iron out of dining room (7) 13. More flexible provider

bypasses India (7)

14. Avoid dispensing with soft

footwear in Alps? (3)

15. Perhaps count gold coin

once (5)

17. English lad collects new

wood (5)

18. Hammer first bit of gold

into this? (5)

20. Large newspaper article’s

flexible (5)

22. They regularly get a drink

(3)

24. Pirate captain has broken pipes in Morocco maybe (7)

25. Reduce papers editor

backed at the start (7)

26. First woman to participate

in thievery (3)

27. What farmer did in autumn? Exploited opportunity (4,3)

28. Foreign coin found in vase

reveals mythical beast (7) 29. Taken back, he leaves here

under a spell (11)

Down

1. What might make peach

wig blonder? (9,6)

2. Unfashionable old vessel

accommodates couple (7) 3. Father to join in DIY? Not I!

(5)

4. Somehow these emit record of hours worked (4,5)

5. The shape of various pills swallowed by Europeans? (7)

6. Moderate place for white

line? (6-2-3-4)

7. A rope’s complicated shows in Covent Garden (6)

8. Old mariner’s complaint,

initially sick with waves (6) 16. Buy and sell nuts with best

unwrapped sweets (5-4) 18. Bury Mike in shade outside

(6) 19. A poet’s wandering

around harbour cafe (7) 21. Eastern politician draws

old bottles (7)

23. Missing worker catches

stock disease (6)

25. Two tie at Wimbledon (5)